The above isn't a letter per se - it's kind of a 1917 version of what my generation might have called a mix tape. I thought it was appropriate to include as Howard was preparing to leave El Paso.
The YouTube video below explains it (and the gentleman sings it) well better than I can. The verses are in a different order than Howard writes it, but you get the general idea.
The main difference is what Howard writes at the very end -
- But Uncle Sam thinks it alright for his men.
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